80. Section 35 of the Act of 1987 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) A person specified in subsection (1A) of this section may apply to the Court for a declaration under this section that—

(a) a person named in the application is or is not the mother,

(b) a person named in the application is or is not the father or second parent, or

(c) 2 persons named in the application are or are not the parents,

of a person (other than a person who is an adopted person) named in the application (in this section referred to as the ‘person concerned’).”,

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(1A) An application for a declaration under this section may be made, in relation to a person concerned, by—

(a) the person concerned,

(b) any person seeking a declaration that he or she is the mother, father or second parent of the person concerned, or

(c) any person seeking a declaration that he or she is not the mother, father or second parent of the person concerned.

(1B) Where an application for a declaration under this section is made by a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1A) of this section in relation to a person concerned, the person concerned shall be joined as a party to the proceedings.”,

(c) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “Where an application for a declaration under this section is made in relation to a person concerned who was not born in the State, the person making the application shall specify” for “Where a person not born in the State makes an application for a declaration by virtue of subsection (1)(b) of this section, he shall specify”,

(d) by the deletion of subsection (4), and

(e) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (8):

“(8) Where on an application under subsection (1) of this section it is proved on the balance of probabilities that—

(a) a person named in the application is or is not the mother,

(b) a person so named is or is not the father or second parent, or

(c) persons so named are or are not the parents,

of the person concerned, the Court shall make the declaration accordingly.”.